KEEL
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| Broadcast area | Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 710 kHz |
| Branding | 101.7 FM & 710 KEEL |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One Louisiana Tech athletics Dallas Cowboys Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| KRUF, KTUX, KVKI-FM, KWKH, KXKS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 19, 1922 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Pronounced Keel, part of a boat's hull |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46983 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°41′00″N 93°51′33″W / 32.68333°N 93.85917°W |
| Translator | 101.7 K269GO (Shreveport) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 710keel.com |
KEEL (710 AM, "101.7 FM & 710 KEEL") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana, it serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, sharing studios with five sister stations in West Shreveport, one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport. Fox News updates are carried at the top of every hour.
By day, KEEL is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. But because 710 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations WOR New York City and KIRO Seattle, KEEL must reduce power at night to 5,000 watts to avoid interference. It also uses a directional antenna at all times, with a four-tower array in the daytime and a six-tower array at night. The transmitter is on Haygood Road, near Interstate 49 in Dixie. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K269GO at 101.7 MHz.